About this product:
Similar to Femme Defense, however; Femme Defense II contains only the herbs generally considered safe for your developing baby, and the nursing infant. Continue supporting your health with the most valuable herbs for women during the time your body needs it most!+More

Expecting or nursing moms: Take 3/4 teaspoon twice daily, or 1/2 teaspoon 3 times daily, 6 days per week.
If you are not expecting or nursing we suggest the original FemmeDefense.
Use with caution if you have renal disease, hyperthyroidism, celiac disease, diabetes, autism, hemophilia, high or low blood pressure, liver or kidney ailments, or if you’ve undergone a transplant. Do not use while taking Metronidazole, Digitalis, Bismuth, Estrogen, Contraceptives, anticonvulsive, anti-platelet, Aspirin, Warfarin or other anti-coagulant drugs. Discontinue use 7 days before any surgery. -Less

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The product and/or its packaging is said not to contain the chemical bisphenol-A, which has been linked in various studies to endocrine system disruption, cancer, diabetes, and other conditions.

Did you know?

Some joke that BPA should stand for Big Profit Accumulation—eight billion pounds are manufactured annually and $700,000 worth is sold every hour!

Thanks to all the BPA in consumer products and the environment, 93% of Americans have this chemical floating around in their bodies.

People aren’t the only thing BPA is polluting. Because it’s used in thermal sales receipt paper (you know, the shiny stuff), most recycled paper is also contaminated.

Parabens are synthetic preservatives. There are many natural ways to preserve products without them.

The FDA says parabens are the most widely used cosmetic and personal care preservatives. You may see them listed on labels as methylparaben, propylparaben and butylparaben.

Parabens have been found in breast tumors but the FDA says they don’t cause cancer.

Some of the preservatives used to replace parabens—including formaldehyde—are no safer for human health. Reading labels is always wise.

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No ingredients derived from petroleum or petrochemicals.

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Petroleum is used to make lipsticks shine, cream smooth, and to create a barrier on skin, among other things.

When reading labels in an effort to avoid petroleum in your personal care products, don’t look for the word petroleum. It’s rarely listed this way. Keep an eye out for paraffin wax, mineral oil, petrolatum, and propylene glycol. Many scents and fragrances are also petroleum-derived.

Proponents of avoiding petroleum in personal care products say it disrupts the way the body naturally detoxifies by not letting the skin breathe. Some say it also slows cell renewal rate and ages skin.

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No synthetic dyes, chemical food coloring, or other artificial colorants. Any color apparent in the product is naturally derived.

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There are currently 7 petrochemical-derived artificial colors allowed in food today in the United States. Some of these are banned in other countries.

Artificial coloring has been linked to adverse health effects. Certain food dyes have been known to trigger allergies and they have also been said to aggravate ADD and ADHD symptoms.

Some companies make two kinds of the same food—one dyed for the U.S. market and one without banned dyes for the E.U. A widely noted example of this is Kraft’s macaroni and cheese.

No phthalates, chemicals used as solvents, scent carriers, and plasticizers, linked to endocrine disruption, cancer, reproductive and other disorders.

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Phthalates are actually easy to pronounce (THAL-ates) but can be hard to avoid. They’re common in soft plastics, synthetic fragrances, and conventional personal care items like nail polish. Vinyl items like toys and shower curtains like can contain up to 40% phthalates by weight!

They’re worth trying to avoid as they’ve been linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental disorders, and organ and nervous system damage.

Like many chemicals, phthalates can easily escape from whatever they’re in. When they do, they wind up in our bodies, where they resist decay and accumulate over time. The more we encounter, the more we get stuck with.

Studies show that virtually every single man, woman, and child in America has phthalates in their body today.

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Many of our products are family labors of love. Some of them come from multi-generation family businesses. We’re proud to have them as part of the Abe’s family.

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No polyvinyl chloride, a plastic that heavily pollutes the environment when manufactured and offgasses hazardous toxins when used.

Making PVC involves some of the most toxic chemicals ever to creep from a test tube, including chlorine, vinyl chloride, and ethylene chloride.

Making PVC also makes lots of dioxins, a highly toxic by-product. PVC also creates dioxins when it’s burned in incinerators and building fires.

PVC contains phthalates, chemicals that easily come out of the products they’re in and into our bodies.

PVC is the second most common plastic in the world yet it’s almost impossible to recycle. Only 1% is recycled.

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U.S. labor tends to be more expensive than labor elsewhere, so companies have outsourced their work in droves.

The outsourcing of work means there are less manufacturing facilities stateside than there once were.

Made in the USA has therefore become a point of pride, and not only in the auto industry.

Labor conditions overseas—depending on the country—are often less safe than they are here in the USA, putting workers at risk. Many workers outside the U.S. aren’t paid living wages. Some countries present both slave and child labor concerns.

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No sodium lauryl sulfate, a synthetic foaming and cleansing agent

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Sodium lauryl sulfate (or SLS) is a detergent agent used in cleaners and personal care products that happens to make them satisfyingly foamy.

Though it’s made by combining two common natural compounds, sulfate and lauric acid, SLS doesn’t play well with aquatic life. It can irritate fish and other creatures.

SLS can also irritate skin in high concentrations or with prolonged contact.

SLS is often confused with sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), which can be contaminated by 1,4 dioxane, a carcinogen. This may be why many believe SLS causes cancer. It doesn’t. But that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from foaming about it.

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About Mountain Meadow Herbs, Inc.

Kathy's search for a way to help her young son suffering from severe kidney damage resulted in her knowledge of the traditional uses of herbs and nutrition, and the birth of Mountain Meadow Herbs.